Stuart Fl, St Lucie Lock Day 2

Total Miles Traveled 1448

We are anchored above the St Lucie Lock near Stuart Florida for our second day.  We have a slip reserved for tomorrow, and will be here for a week or so waiting for a good weather window to cross to the Bahamas from the Lake Worth inlet. 

   

The smell of bacon frying has a way of attracting new friends.

This alligator swam within 50 feet of the boat and stopped.  We watched him while eating breakfast; he would disappear and then reappear in the same spot.  He finally gave up on a handout and disappeared….but we didn’t see where he went.   I don’t “think” he would mess with the dinghy, but we didn’t take our eyes off of the water while lowering it to the water and when we got in.  From his nose to the tip of his tale he looked as long as the dinghy.

We went across to the marina and met “Willy Nilly III” and two new looper boats “The Lower Place” and “Rascal’s Retreat”.  We spent all afternoon talking about the loop, and sharing our experiences.